![]() Bob Hayes, Or Bullet Bob Hayes was the Usain Bolt of his generation who then also became Calvin Johnson, (not to be confused with Navin R. As in a Olympic Gold Medal winner, literally the world’s fastest man. At Wide Receiver, they had a bona fided track star. Why God had to put a hole in the roof to see is beyond me()Īs for the players, the teams of the late 60’s and 70’s included a Heisman Trophy winner (and future hall of fame) running back, and another Heisman Trophy winner at Quarterback who just so happened to be a Navy War Hero (also a hall of famer). Lewis said, so “ God can watch His favorite team play.” Now that’s presumptuous. That hole by the way was put there so that, as linebacker D.D. The not quite a doom, not quite an open air stadium that looked like it had a hole on the roof. They played in a stadium that unlike many in the NFL was also recognizable. People on tiny islands in the Pacific know what this is () They had that iconic Blue Star on their helmet, one of the most recognizable sports logos worldwide. In the 1970’s they played in as many Super Bowls as all the other teams in the NFC combined.īut they weren’t just successful in transformative years of the NFL, they were marketable. They owned their conference, the NFC, playing in the NFC championship every other year for over thirty years. In those 20 years they made the playoffs 18 times, both are records. In 1978, the Cowboys had just finished their 12 th consecutive winning season, a streak that would hit ultimately hit 20. The 1978 “America’s Team” included your balding Uncle, Questlove’s cousin, and a porn star. And the Cowboys, in particular looked and played great on TV more than anyone else. This was in part because football, more than any other professional sport looks and plays great on TV. Though pro football had been around for a number of years, the 70’s saw huge gains in popularity for the sport. It was the late 1970’s and football was coming into its own as a sport. They were producing an end of the year highlight film, and were looking for a nickname for the Cowboys. The term was coined in 1978 by NFL Films. The Team that was first called America’s Team () ![]() But in short the answer is that throughout the 1960’s, 70’s 80’s and 90’s the Cowboys were both extremely successful AND extremely marketable. Why do the Dallas Cowboys call themselves America’s Team, kinda presumptuous for a mediocre team to do that isn’t it.
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